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Sylas Counters

Sylas's hardest mid matchups on patch 26.21: Syndra, Yasuo and Veigar.

Patch 26.21MidJungle431 ranked games
Sylas matchups at a glance
LaneTierWin rateCounters SylasSylas beats
MidB48.2%
JungleD43.7%
Mid games
218
Jungle games
213
Min. games per matchup
8
Patch
26.21

Sylas mid lane

Tier B · 48.2% win rate · 218 games

Struggles against

The mid opponents Sylas does worst against, worst first.

Does well against

The mid champions that have Sylas among their worst matchups.

Rests on 218 Sylas games in this lane (2.0% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Mid tier list.

Most built items

Games · Win rate

The finished items Sylas ends mid games with most often.

  • Hextech Rocketbelt66.8%48.3%
  • Spellslinger's Shoes64.5%51.4%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass45.8%57.1%
  • Shadowflame43.0%51.1%
  • Lich Bane31.8%51.5%
  • Riftmaker30.8%54.5%

Runes

Games · Win rate

The keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

  • Electrocute + Sorcery34.0%56.1%
  • Conqueror + Resolve31.4%50.8%
  • Electrocute + Precision22.7%38.6%

Builds rest on 214 Sylas games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.

Sylas in the jungle

Tier D · 43.7% win rate · 213 games

Struggles against

The jungle opponents Sylas does worst against, worst first.

Does well against

The jungle champions that have Sylas among their worst matchups.

Rests on 213 Sylas games in this lane (2.0% of 10,704); each matchup above has at least 8 games. More in the Jungle tier list.

Most built items

Games · Win rate

The finished items Sylas ends jungle games with most often.

  • Sorcerer's Shoes68.1%42.8%
  • Hextech Rocketbelt65.7%50.0%
  • Riftmaker54.5%50.0%
  • Zhonya's Hourglass50.2%46.7%
  • Shadowflame39.0%45.8%
  • Rabadon's Deathcap23.5%56.0%

Runes

Games · Win rate

The keystone with its secondary tree, most played first.

  • Conqueror + Inspiration64.0%44.6%
  • Dark Harvest + Inspiration13.8%42.3%
  • Conqueror + Resolve12.2%43.5%

Builds rest on 213 Sylas games in this lane on patch 26.21 whose items were shared; every item and rune page above was in at least 10 of them. Games: the share of those games with it.

Questions and answers

Who counters Sylas?

In the mid lane, Sylas's main role in these games, Sylas does worst against Syndra, Yasuo and Veigar, from 218 ranked games on patch 26.21.

Who does Sylas counter?

Katarina have Sylas among their worst mid matchups.

What is Sylas's weakness?

In mid games Sylas loses most against Syndra, Yasuo and Veigar, mostly mages. Pick one of those into Sylas, or play safe until your team can help.

Does Sylas counter Katarina?

Yes, in the mid lane on patch 26.21: Katarina has Sylas among its worst matchups in the games behind this page.

Counter Sylas with a champion you can actually play

A counter list is only half the answer: the best pick is the counter you play well. In champ select LazyElo weighs the lane matchup, your own record on each champion in your pool and what your team still needs, and says why it suggests a pick. After the game it reviews what happened against your laner.

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